Question

What is the difference between radial and bilateral symmetry?

Answer 1

Biological symmetry:

1. Biological symmetry is defined as the balanced distribution of duplicate components or structures in the body of an organism.
2. A balanced distribution of bodily forms is referred to as biological symmetry.
3. Radial symmetry, bilateral symmetry, spherical symmetry, biradial symmetry, and asymmetry are the different kinds of biological symmetry.

Radial symmetry:

A sort of body symmetry in which every plane passing through the centre divides the body into two equal halves is known as radial symmetry.

Bilateral symmetry:

Body symmetry is described as the ability to split the body into two identical halves in just one plane.

Difference between radial and bilateral symmetry:

Radial symmetry	Bilateral symmetry
1. Around the centre axis, radial symmetry produces identical body halves.	1. Along the sagittal plane, bilateral symmetry creates just two sides, left and right.
2. The body is not separated into left and right halves.	2. The Sagittal plane separates the body into two sides: left and right.
3. Body components that are similar are placed in a regular pattern around the central axis.	3. Similar bodily components are similarly distributed on both the left and right sides
4. It is uncommon for a head to emerge ahead of the body.	4. A noteworthy trait is the formation of a head in front of the organism's body.
5. Examples include sea urchins, sea anemones, jellyfish, and starfish.	5. Examples include humans, insects, crabs, and orchid flowers.